Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US, often)Of a person, having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.

    She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.

    liebenswert

    ми́лыйmílyj, прия́тныйprijátnyj, привлека́тельныйprivlekátelʹnyj

    симпати́чнийsympatýčnyj

  2. (US, often)Capable of, or suitable for, being liked.

More definitions
  • easy to like; agreeable
  • (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

Examples

53 sentences
  1. Tom is a likable guy.

    Том — приємний хлопець.

    ruТом - приятный парень.

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  2. Tom is likable.

    Том симпатичний.

    ruТом приятный.

    deTom ist sympathisch.

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  3. Tom's a likable guy.

    Том — приємний хлопець.

    ruТом — обаятельный парень.

    deTom ist ein sympathischer Kerl.

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  4. Tom isn't very likable, is he?

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  5. Tom is a very likable fellow.

    deTom ist ein sehr sympathischer Zeitgenosse.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable:
Русский
By meaning 1
having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable:

Forms

more likable/likabler, most likable/likablest
Comparativemore likable / likabler Lesson
Superlativemost likable / likablest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
amiablewell liked
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedlike

Collocations

7 patterns
  • a likable guy
  • likable guy
  • a very likable
  • very likable guy
  • very likable person
  • is a likable
  • likable person

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
likable — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto